Labour gives Bertie a break

I WISH new Labour leader, Pat Rabitte, well in his aim of building a strong left-wing opposition in Ireland – for the first time since James Connolly’s death.

However, Labour’s opposition to the conservative FF/PD coalition would have a lot more credibility if it had not helped Bertie Ahern out of growing difficulties twice in the past few weeks:

1. The “different kind of Yes” in the re-run of the Nice referendum.